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Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey

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Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

A New Zealander studied for a year to win the Spanish world Scrabble title. He doesn’t speak Spanish

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

2024 in pop culture: In a bruising year, we sought out fantasy, escapism — and cute little animals

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

UK spy agency releases annual Christmas card puzzle to uncover future codebreakers

A fugitive gains fame in New Orleans eluding dart guns and nets

A fugitive gains fame in New Orleans eluding dart guns and nets

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

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Michigan high school choir belts out holiday tunes from a towering Christmas tree

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Philadelphians channel their inner Italian Stallion at Rocky and Adrian look-alike contest

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No Bevo? SEC tells Texas there’s no room for its 1,700-pound longhorn at title game vs. Georgia

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Pennsylvania couple who divorced in 1975 to remarry Sunday

Pennsylvania couple who divorced in 1975 to remarry Sunday

World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74

World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74

Stowaway who boarded New York-to-Paris flight claims she sought asylum in France

Stowaway who boarded New York-to-Paris flight claims she sought asylum in France

FBI investigating reports of large drones flying in New Jersey, seeks public’s help

FBI investigating reports of large drones flying in New Jersey, seeks public’s help

A missing Wyoming man with dementia is safe after being spotted on TV hundreds of miles away

A missing Wyoming man with dementia is safe after being spotted on TV hundreds of miles away

Houston firefighters rescue dog stranded on bridge pier in chilly water

Houston firefighters rescue dog stranded on bridge pier in chilly water

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump after tariffs threat

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump after tariffs threat

Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don’t always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

Who is Russ Vought? Incoming White House budget chief, GWU grad and Project 2025 author

Who is Russ Vought? Incoming White House budget chief, GWU grad and Project 2025 author

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port

More than 3,000 fake Gibson guitars seized at Los Angeles port

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane!’ In Alaska, it’s both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes

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A desert oasis outside of Dubai draws a new caravan: A family of rodents from Argentina

Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act

Stolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act

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